Orchestra Networks EBX 5
Field Report


Strengths

  • Integrated pro-active data governance – data models, DQ rules, workflow config, role-based security, …
  • Native support for party & product + reference master
  • Strong multi-entity support via semantic modeling & OO layer (vs. relational orientation of others)
  • 100% web-based UIs for business & IT
  • 3-way versioning – “what if?”, “as of?”, “who did what?”
  • Standards-based, not 3rd party – Java, any RDBMS, any ETL
  • Cloud/SaaS offering, MDM Alliance

Weaknesses

  • Modest marketing budget
  • Lack of SI channel
  • Lack of momentum outside France – BNP Paribas; Bolloré Africa Logistics; Credit Agricole; Geodis; La Poste; L'Oreal; Michelin; National Bank of Canada; netSpend; Oseo; Technip; UBI Soft; United Technologies Corp; VUB Banka …
  • Matching – new in EBX 5
  • Only modest references for high-end scalability – BNP Paribas, Geodis